Do not try to find out – we’re forbidden to know – what end the gods have in store for me, or for you.
HORACEWhat prevents a man’s speaking good sense with a smile on his face?
More Horace Quotes
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It is but a poor establishment where there are not many superfluous things which the owner knows not of, and which go to the thieves.
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In adversity, remember to keep an even mind.
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Let the character as it began be preserved to the last; and let it be consistent with itself.
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He makes himself ridiculous who is for ever repeating the same mistake.
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People hiss at me, but I applaud myself in my own house, and at the same time contemplate the money in my chest.
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The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.
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A good scare is worth more than good advice.
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Who’s started has half finished.
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Scribblers are a self-conceited and self-worshipping race.
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The years as they pass plunder us of one thing after another.
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With you I should love to live, with you be ready to die.
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Money, as it increases, becomes either the master or the slave of ts owner.
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Never without a shilling in my purse.
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The good hate sin because they love virtue. [Lat., Oderunt peccare boni virtutis amore.]
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A man perfect to the finger tips.
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